Category: Travels
The Skeleton Holding a Book
I can still remember now standing in awe at the skeleton holding a book high upon a tomb in Greyfriar’s kirkyard. It’s a perfect example of how the dead speak to us still beyond their grave. Memento Mori Photography in Edinburgh Edinburgh was my choice of city break purely based on the magnificent old kirkyard… Read more
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Bell on a Headstone Meaning
Here I explain the meaning of a bell on a headstone while introducing you to one of my favourite photographs. You can find this remarkable headstone in Middlebie Churchyard, Dumfries. The name of the one who lies beneath is Robert Bell who died in 1739 aged 32. Source: Canmore Dying at the age of just… Read more
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The Legend of George and Kitty Smith
George and Kitty Smith of Billinge in Merseyside most certainly still speak to us from their spectacular grave found in St Aidan’s churchyard. With this being such a grand example of Memento Mori, I began my quest to find out more about the Smiths. My research didn’t disappoint me as I began reading about the… Read more
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Cemetery Death Heads
Cemetery death heads, is my look at the changing fashion of a skull and crossbones in funeral art. Therefore, if you wonder why someone would like a skull and crossbones on their headstone, then look no further. But first, let us begin with the classic skull and crossbones that most of us are familiar with.… Read more
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The Tree of Souls is Calling
The Tree of Souls that stands at the edge of the graveyard, continually draws me in every time I visit Heysham. Read more
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Shadows of Heysham
Shadows of Heysham is a series of photographs that allows me to explore my mental health, and my battle with anxiety. Read more
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